Transformation · lines 2 and 4
Great Achievements becomes The Flame
What this change means
Both trigrams become Fire as the fourth and second lines move: Great Achievements turns into 30 The Flame, brightness doubled. The fourth line leads, asking you to see obstacles before they appear and prepare to meet them. The second recalls the slipped axle strap: outside conditions are holding you back, so wait until they're right. The resulting hexagram speaks of clarity, an inner self that guides you toward your goals, and a generosity that shares your light and increases your gains. The combination turns waiting into seeing. While you can't move, use the pause to look clearly at what's ahead. Name the obstacles, plan for them, and share what you understand with others. When conditions allow, you'll move with a clear picture, and your light will already be guiding the way.
What to read, in order
Marked ● is what Zhu Xi's tradition puts at the center for this number of moving lines.
- Line 4 of 26 Great Achievements
If you watch the circumstances and spot obstacles before they arise, preparing to overcome them when the time comes, you'll succeed.
The board on the calf's horns. Great good fortune.
- Line 2 of 26 Great Achievements
Wait until conditions are right to act, because outside circumstances are holding you back.
The axle strap slips from the cart.
- The judgment of 26 Great Achievements
It's a good moment to leave your comfort zone and take on new actions, beyond what you think you can do. Heaven favors unusual actions that will lead you to success, because you have the qualities needed.
Constancy is favorable. Not eating at home brings good fortune. It is favorable to cross the great river.
- The judgment of 30 The Flame
There's clarity in what you do: your inner self guides you toward your goals. A generous attitude helps you, one that leads you to share your light, and this will increase your gains and achievements.
Constancy is favorable. Success. Raising a cow brings good fortune.
The trigrams
The way back
30 The Flame → 26 Great Achievementslines 2 and 4
Other transformations of Great Achievements
- 52Abidinglines 1 and 2
- 4Immaturitylines 1 and 3
- 27Nourishmentlines 2 and 3
- 50The Vessel of Nourishmentlines 1 and 4
- 38Oppositeslines 3 and 4
- 57Gentlenesslines 1 and 5
- 37The Tribelines 2 and 5
- 61Inner Integritylines 3 and 5
- 1Activitylines 4 and 5
- 46Going Uplines 1 and 6
- 36Darknesslines 2 and 6
- 19Fleeting Successlines 3 and 6
- 34Great Manifestationlines 4 and 6
- 5Inactionlines 5 and 6
Make your own cast
The answer changes with the question. Toss the coins and see which lines move for you.